Westfield resident medals at Donate Life Transplant Games

Westfield resident Matt Felix recently participated in the Donate Life Transplant Games, in Salt Lake City, Utah, representing Team Liberty. Felix is a liver recipient who received from a living donor, his college friend Patrick Kacani, who also participated in the games on Team Virginia. Felix won several medals including gold for the 5K run, silver for the Track & Field 800 m Run and bronze for the 400m and 1500m Runs.

Team Liberty is a program of NJ Sharing Network that competes at the Transplant Games and works to promote the success of organ transplantation, and to raise awareness for the urgent need of organ and tissue donation in the Tri-State Area. The team brought home 38 gold, 33 silver and 24 bronze medals through various competitions from track and field and swimming to cycling and volleyball.

The Donate Life Transplant Games is a multi-sport festival event produced by the Transplant Life Foundation for individuals who have undergone life-saving transplant surgeries. Competition events are open to living donors, organ transplant recipients, bone marrow, corneal and tissue transplant recipients. More than an athletic event, the Donate Life Transplant Games highlight the critical importance of organ, eye, and tissue donation, while celebrating the lives of organ donors and recipients.

For more information, visit www.transplantgamesofamerica.org, www.goteamliberty.org or https://www.njsharingnetwork.org/.